Jonathan Hyde and David Bamber join the cast of TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT at Menier Chocolate Factory

Tickets will be on sale from 9am on Wednesday 20th March for the Menier Chocolate Factory’s forthcoming production of Travels with My Auntfrom 2nd May to 29th June, for a strictly limited 8 week season. Adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal and directed by Christopher Luscombe the cast features Jonathan Hyde and David Bamber.

Four actors play a host of characters in this anarchic comedy adapted from the novel by Graham Greene which tells the story of retired bank manager Henry Pulling, and his globetrotting adventures with his Aunt Augusta. From Brighton to Istanbul to Paraguay, the unlikely pair journey together discovering colourful characters and the possibilities that life conjures up in the most unusual of places.

Jonathan Hyde’s theatre credits include Jumpers, Sleep With Me, The Duchess of Malfi (National), King Lear, The Seagull, Romeo & Juliet (RSC), The Kings Speech (UK Tour & West End), Peter Pan (Kensington Gardens, O2, San Francisco & Orange County), Les Liasion Dangereuses (Ambassadors) and Antigone (Old Vic). On television he has been seen in Foyles War, Spooks and The Queen while his film credits include Tailor of Panama, The Mummy, Titanic, Anaconda, Jumanji and Richie Rich.

David Bamber’s theatre credits include Sweet Smell of Success (Arcola); Betty Blue Eyes (Novello), Absurd Person Singular (Garrick), Otherwise Engaged (Criterion); The Merchant of Venice (National), Real Inspector Hound / Black Comedy (West End Warehouse Production) and My Night With Reg (Royal Court). On television he has been seen in The Paradise, The Hollow Crown, Borgias and Psychoville. Film includes, Miss Potter, The Railway Children, Neville’s Island, My Night with Reg and High Hopes.

Following the successful introduction of a dynamic pricing structure for Merrily We RollAlong, The Menier Chocolate Factory is pleased to continue with this flexible booking system for Travel with My Aunt.A range of prices are on offer, from discounted preview tickets to Premier seats, with the emphasis on ‘The sooner your book, the better the price’.